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OHIO Scientific

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NAME	Challenger 1P

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MANUFACTURER	OHIO Scientific

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TYPE	Home Computer

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ORIGIN	U.S.A.

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YEAR	1979

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BUILT IN LANGUAGE	Microsoft BASIC

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KEYBOARD	Full stroke 53 keys

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CPU	6502

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SPEED	1 MHz.

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CO-PROCESSOR	None

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RAM	4 KB (static) expandable to 8 KB on board

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VRAM	1 KB

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ROM	8 KB

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TEXT MODES	24 chars. x 24 lines

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GRAPHIC MODES	Only built-in graphic characters

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COLORS	Monochrome

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SOUND	No sound

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SIZE / WEIGHT	Unknown

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I/O PORTS	Tape recorder (input/output jacks for 300 baud Kansas City Standard tape storage), Composite video

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POWER SUPPLY	Built-in 5V power supply unit

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PERIPHERALS	24 KB memory board, floppy discs

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PRICE	About $350

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BACK SIDE			/media/museum/photos/ohioscient_challenger1p_back_1.jpg

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Web Wiz CAPTCHA	http://www.webwizcaptcha.com

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SUPERBOARD II / CHALLENGER 1P - USERS MANUAL	null	/media/museum/docs/couvs/challenger_user-manual.jpg	SUPERBOARD II / CHALLENGER 1P - USERS MANUAL\ written by Ohio Scientific compiled/archived by David Wilson\ type of document : PDF\ size : 2,7 MB\ source : www.old-computers.com

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THE 8K BASIC-IN-ROM - REFERENCE MANUAL	null	/media/museum/docs/couvs/doc_ohio-scientific_osi-basic.jpg	THE 8K BASIC-IN-ROM - REFERENCE MANUAL\ written by Ohio Scientific compiled/archived by David Wilson\ type of document : PDF\ size : 576 KB\ source : www.old-computers.com

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CHALLENGER 1P - TECHNICAL REPORT	null	/media/museum/docs/couvs/challenger-1p_technical-report.jpg	CHALLENGER 1P - TECHNICAL REPORT\ written by Ohio Scientific compiled/archived by David Wilson\ type of document : PDF\ size : 1,4 MB\ source : www.old-computers.com

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THE CHALLENGER CHARACTER GRAPHICS REFERENCE MANUAL	null	/media/museum/docs/couvs/challenger_characters-graphics-reference-manual.jpg	THE CHALLENGER CHARACTER GRAPHICS REFERENCE MANUAL\ written by Ohio Scientific compiled/archived by David Wilson\ type of document : PDF\ size : 1,3 MB\ source : www.old-computers.com

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Ohio Scientific, based in Ohio, USA, were the makers of the Superboard II. The Challenger 1P and Challenger IIP-MF were essentially cased versions of this single board system with integrated keyboard, a single 5Volt power supply and the first 6502 version of Microsoft BASIC interpreter.

An optional floppy disk controller and a extra 24K of ram for this unit was available using a 610 expansion board.

The C1P-MF was an upgraded version of the C1P having 20 KB of RAM and one 90 KB floppy disc drive. Memory could be upgraded up to 32 KB.

The Superboard and its derivatives had good user support and many programs were available.

Some additional information from Mark Alsing:
It had basic keyclick sound capability that could be added by popultaing components (resitors and caps) on the main board.An RS-232 interface could also be added this way and there was a cut-out on the back to mount a DB-25 connector for it. Video output was composite and required an RF modulator to display output on a regular TV. I had a MicroVerter box that put the output on ch. 13 or 14.

Ken Jordan, a game developer who got his start on the OSI-C1P, reports :
The text mode was really 32 x 32, but because of TV overscan only 24 x 24 was used.
As was common, I soldered Atari joysticks to the numeric keys to allow gaming (there was a standard for this mod).

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